A Movement to Change Pain and Change Minds

Maria Hudspith, Executive Director

PSP – April 30, 2014

Patient Engagement and Education Overview

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Pain BC Strategies

• Educating and building hope for patients and their families

• Developing skills and increasing knowledge for health care

providers

• Facilitating health care innovation and improvement

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Patient Education – Multiple Platforms/Goals

• Validate

• Reduce stigma

• Build hope

• Foster peer support

connection

• Translate knowledge

• Navigation of resources

• Support self management

• Mobilize and activate

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Online Education Platforms

Interactive webinars: 27,000 participants in 2013

• Sleep• Medication Management• Psychological Aspects• Condition specific programs (Fibromyalgia, Arthritis etc.)• Therapeutic Yoga for People in Pain • Empowering Self Management…

“Pain Waves” Online Radio Show: 54,000 listens

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Social Media for Knowledge Translation

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Social Media for Validation and Peer Support

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Results and New Directions

Facebook

“Finally! Someone that gets it. People in pain now have someone in our corner!”

“Wow! I just went through your site and learned more than I have in ten years living with chronic pain.”

Webinars

• Patient activation measures high

• Anecdotal evaluation responses very positive

Coming soon: New website, expanded education programs and more…